A guy can only conclude that, since imediately after our last post, related to a ML fine dio, CB sent us another fine dio, real quick.

Take it easy guys! We don't want you guys to blow an artery or something...

Or do we...?

As you can see, CB is in a "seaplane mode" and brings us another great example of that, this time a fine Heinkel He 115.

Although having a slow speed, this piece of hardware provided a good service for the German side in the early stages of the war, when it was used as a torpedo bomber against the artic convoys, that transported supplies by sea to the Soviet Union.

sexta-feira, 30 de novembro de 2012

This time we (JF and myself) moved lock, stock and barrel to the Maia Forum (a place near the city of Porto), since we received an invitation from our good friend Mr. Simão, to attend a wargames event that was using a rules sistem that I think is called "FOW", or something like that...

That's for the invitation Mr. Simão!

Well, since we wanted to show all those guys how real hard-core wargamers operate, we took some "brand new" wargames rules called "Crossfire" (well, they were new to most of the other guys anyway...), and used it in a 1/144 (or 10/12mm) scenario.

It was all good fun for us, and a good excuse to show all the other guys how a real wargames table should look like.

That's right, we met a guy from Lisbon that we had not seen for a long time: our friend João Especial!

It sure was great to see João again, who was attending this event as a FOW player and who is a member of AJSP wargames association, in Lisbon.

Back when we started in the wargaming "business", we attended several wargames events in Lisbon, organized by our good friends from the AJSP and maybe one of these days it will be possible to participate in an event over there again, since we sure miss all the great moments we enjoyed there.

terça-feira, 20 de novembro de 2012

And time travels fast over here in the BT blog, since we are back to 1915 and checking out the landing of troops and supplies in one of the beaches of the Gallipoli peninsula, during WWI.

This is the operational theatre where the rough and tough Anzac (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) troops showed there mettlle, securing one of their first landing sites with a 50% plus casualty rate.

Oh boy!

Check out all the eye candy in this dio!

CB, with his usual and outstanding style, duplicates the crowded atmosfere present in this place, at this time, where there was simply not enough space to go around, for all the troops and supplies.

The Turks did not even have to be good shots to hit something in such a crowded space: they could take aim with their eyes closed!

If the expression "shooting fish in a barrel" was ever put to good use was surely in this place, and those poor guys from Australia and New Zealand sure suffered the results, together with many thousands of troops from Britain, and France (on the allied side), and the Turks (on the other side...).

domingo, 11 de novembro de 2012

That's right guys, I was thinking about taking a weekend break from all the stress we have in the blogging business when, out from the blue, POW!, another brand new and outstanding dio from CB arrived at our mail box.

I have said it before and I'll say it again: this guy is not human!

Check out the artwok in this dio here: we have a triple perspective, given by the railway station, the street and the buildings, all related to the reconstruction that took place in Germany, after the war.

My guess is that CB also has a future in the housing business, given all the squeaky clean buildings he brings out in his dios.

segunda-feira, 29 de outubro de 2012

Well guys, I have to tell you the honest truth: I lost count of the number of posts related to WWI, therefore I am unable to place the series number on this one.

But, once again, this is JF's fault!

This guy, is employed in the civil service - and it's a given fact that he has little or nothing to do all day.

Therefore, he surely could put to good use all the available time he has, and trace back all our posts in order to figure out the status in every series.

Come on dude, think of this as the exercise you are always planning to do, but never get around to it...

In a CB dio you are always sure to get a bonus treat, since he usually places something that you have never heard before.

Be honest now: which one of you guys has ever heard something about the "Kettering Bug"?

I know for a fact that (besides CB...) I am the only one that knows something about this piece of hardware, that was almost used in WWI (I didn't even had to resort to wikipedia for this...not too much anyway...).

This "Bug" was designed to deliver about 80 kg of explosives to the enemy by remote control, during WWI.

(now you know who the drone's great grand father was)

Given the fact that there was a heavy risk of placing ordonnance transported by this little bird on allied troops, somebody had the good sense of never actually using this stuff in combat.

However, a guy has to wonder where this sudden concern for the welfare of the troops came from, since the "guys in charge" during WWI never had any worries about sending thousands upon thousands of soldiers against well entrenched machine guns...

That's right, this time it is the "Loki" who came over to visit the us, as an excuse to show CB's expertise in miniature modelling.

As everybody knows, "Loki" was the name of a god from norse mythology, famous for his mischievous deeds, and it seems a proper name to give a railways gun that was surely "born" to spread mischief - in many ways...

This is another pic that turned out really well.

I just wished JP could take a few hints (and a couple of lessons...) from CB, when it comes to taking modelling pics. The best pic he placed in his blog until now it is not even his - its from that nice girl Soraia.